SAN JOSE, Calif. – Wednesday night’s UFC on FUEL TV 4 event drew an announced attendance of 4,250 and a live gate of $163,495.

UFC president Dana White announced the figures at the night’s post-event news conference, which MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) attended.

UFC on FUEL TV 4 took place at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., and featured a main event middleweight contenders fight between Chris Weidman and Mark Munoz, which Weidman won by devastating second-round TKO.

The California State Athletic Commission is expected to verify the figures and release an official tally next week.
While the number of “comp” or free tickets was not revealed, the figures represent an average revenue of $38.47 per ticket issued.

A rare mid-week event for the promotion, UFC on FUEL TV 4 kicked off at 2:45 p.m. PT local time. The combination of an early start time and a Wednesday date were likely contributing factors to the event earning less than a typical UFC gate. However, White said he wasn’t concerned with the figures.

“Do I get discouraged?” White asked. “Come on. Of course I don’t. It was a great event here tonight. it was for FUEL, and on a Wednesday in the middle of the day, to do a $163,000 gate is good.”

White said the UFC would continue to hold events in San Jose, and he also doesn’t expect the company to avoid future mid-week events.

“There are going to be dates in the middle of the week,” White said. “These are TV fights. They’re for television.”

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